Fast Sideways Programs
Half Day Car Control Clinic - $750
The Half Day Car Control Clinic is an entry level program that teaches the basics of car control, and how to utilize it to be a faster driver.
This program is about getting cars past the limits of grip, successfully bringing it back, and how that relates to being a faster and safer driver. Classes are three hours long, for only two students at a time.
Suitable for beginner drivers looking for an introduction to car control
Learn in your own car
Rental car available
Understeer mitigation
Oversteer correction (on and off throttle)
Hand positioning
Countersteer methods
Sliding on and off throttle
Constant right-seat instruction
Small class sizes
Availability
Monday through Friday
Morning or Afternoon
Location
Buttonwillow Raceway
FULL Day Car Control Clinic - $1300/1500
The Full Day Car Control Clinic is the next step up from our half-day program. This program is about learning to utilize and control tire slip to improve lap times, a technique often called “rotation”. When driving at the absolute limit, it's inevitable that sometimes the tires will be pushed too far and the car will go from floating through a turn with just a bit of rotation, to drifting into a big-angle slide. This program also teaches how to catch these big slides without going off-line or even losing much speed. Putting these two skills together will result in a much faster and more confident driver, who is able to push any car harder without fear of slipping or going off track.
Designed to accommodate drivers of any skill level, this class takes the techniques to a higher level than the Half Day and offers more time to practice and develop the much-needed muscle memory to perform these skid pad techniques like a pro. Due to the very small class size and the format of the lessons, each driver can advance at their own pace regardless of the level of the other drivers.
Small class sizes, plus much more drive time with instructors
Understeer mitigation
Oversteer recovery, big and small slides
Drifting techniques
Trail braking
…and more!
Short course to combine skills together
Learn in your own car
Rental car available
Customizable: What would you like to learn?
Availability
Monday — Sunday
Locations
The Balcony at Willow Springs, Rosamond CA
Thunderhill Raceway, Willows CA
Laguna Seca, Monterey CA
FULL Track Training day - $3200/3500
The Full Track Training Day is the Top Tier program we offer. This is the opportunity to take FastSideways instruction full-scale, and directly apply what we teach to a full open racetrack in a safe and controlled way. With both the track and the skid pad at our disposal, we transition between low speed exercises and high speed application throughout the day. This class will train you to drive not with preconceived notions of what the car can or can’t do, but by feel and intuition: keeping all four tires right at their limit of grip, no matter what that limit is. There is no other program anywhere with the level of detail and effectiveness offered here.
4 students, 4 instructors, 100% one-on-one time
Beginner and advanced skid pad exercises
Breaking down the track into individual full-scale exercises
Full lapping sessions with different tires/grip levels
Constant right-seat instruction
Rental cars available
Availability
Monday – Sunday
Locations
Willow Springs Raceway, Rosamond CA
Thunderhill Raceway, Willows CA
PRIVATE Clinic - call for pricing
Want a session just for you or a small group of your friends? We can handle that too. Available as a half-day, full day, or even private one-on one training at various venues.
Follow our proven curriculum, or tell us what you’d like to learn and we will help you work toward your goals
Learn on the skid pad, on track, or a combination of both
Rental car available
Availability
Monday – Sunday
Locations
Thunderhill Raceway, Willows CA
Buttonwillow Raceway, Buttonwillow CA
Willow Springs Raceway, Rosamond CA
Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale CA
Fastsideways near you - call to inquire
Want to participate, but not in California? Get in touch to let us know where you’d like us to hold a class next. Make sure to let us know:
Where you are located
Local track/skid pad venues
If you have a group interested in learning together
Availability
Monday – Sunday
Morning, Afternoon or Evening
Locations
Anywhere!